Chapter 0361

AIDEN

The pathetic sob sounds I made ceased when I felt her fingers move against my hand.

1 quickly cleaned the tears on my face and raised my head. Her eyes were wide open as she stared back

at me.

For a second, I just stared too. Was she really awake or was I seeing what my eyes wanted to see?

She blinked. I smiled. My hand tightened a bit tighter around her hand. It wasn't a delusion. She really was awake.

"Hey," I said, my voice hoarse.

"The pen guy," she said in a raspy voice and a straight face.

My smile widened, "You remember me."

She nodded. "I loved the pen. I still do. It's still at home. It's my favorite pen."

By this time I could feel my eyes starting to water."

"I'm glad." In the absence of nothing to say, I quickly added, "I can get you more if you want. How many do you want? A dozen? Two? A whole pack?"

I ransacked my head as I tried to remember where I had gotten the one I handed her so that I'd get more for her.

She smiled gently. "Even though you're rude, you're kind. But don't worry. I don't want to put you in too much trouble besides I don't think my mom will easily let me off if I cart a pack of pens I collect from a stranger around the house."

A stranger. I swallowed and forged my smile on.

your mom wouldn't

take the brunt then so

spoke, she knew

"It would be nothing."

something. You haven't seen

heart that my

it's for you,

at that. Then her eyes roamed my face and

touched my face. "Umm...

head. Your eyes are a bit swollen and your face is

Something

to hide that she didn't believe me one bit. But she

How do you fo

over. Sometimes,

1

heart hurting for

on

heart fell an inch towards my stomach. She definitely was not talking

"That's good," I managed.

out of my grip. At first, I held on. I didn't want to let go but when I

mom's fine. She just stepped out,

"Okay," she said curtly.

gaze on the ceiling. Did I scare her? Oh God. Why didn't I let go of her hand the second

me and asked suddenly, her gaze tinged with curiosity. "Do you like randomly coming into hospital rooms to see kids or

I'm the

"Amie! You're awake."

turned to see the door to see

good morning," the nurse greeted me

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